The Final Frontier; 22,600 mile flyby in 2029 by 1000 foot rock
Closest Flyby of Large Asteroid to be Naked-Eye Visible
Robert Roy Britt/Space.com Original Article
An asteroid expected to fly past Earth in 2029 will be visible to the naked eye, scientists projected Thursday. It's a once-in-a-millennium event. And you may want to buy plane tickets now, as the flyby will be visible only from Europe, Africa and western Asia. There has been no event like this in modern history. Some people have seen dramatic fireballs created by small space rocks blazing through Earth's atmosphere. And two house-sized asteroids have made closer passes. But they were not visible without telescopes.
Robert Roy Britt/Space.com Original Article
An asteroid expected to fly past Earth in 2029 will be visible to the naked eye, scientists projected Thursday. It's a once-in-a-millennium event. And you may want to buy plane tickets now, as the flyby will be visible only from Europe, Africa and western Asia. There has been no event like this in modern history. Some people have seen dramatic fireballs created by small space rocks blazing through Earth's atmosphere. And two house-sized asteroids have made closer passes. But they were not visible without telescopes.
posted by Lieutenant Colonel Caveman at Sunday, February 06, 2005
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